{"id":1549091,"date":"2023-02-05T19:49:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T00:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1549091"},"modified":"2023-02-05T19:49:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T00:49:55","slug":"antonio-brown-blames-former-teammates-illegal-helmet-giving-cte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/antonio-brown-blames-former-teammates-illegal-helmet-giving-cte\/","title":{"rendered":"Antonio Brown Blames a Former Teammate's ‘Illegal Helmet' for Giving Him CTE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Former NFL wide receiver\u00a0Antonio Brown<\/a>\u00a0has demonstrated erratic behavior throughout his career and into his post-playing days. From live streaming Mike Tomlin's postgame speech from the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>\u00a0locker room to\u00a0skipping out his last NFL game<\/a>\u00a0shirtless in the third quarter to sharing Tom Brady's personal messages to him, Brown has been a bit of a loose cannon for a long time. Now, the former WR is blaming his behavior on CTE, and he says former Steelers teammate James Harrison gave it to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antonio Brown believes James Harrison and his ‘illegal helmet' gave him CTE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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(L-R) Antonio Brown, James Harrison | Mark Alberti\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Image; Justin K. Aller\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a “degenerative brain disease associated with repeated blows to the head has been found in the brains of more than 320 former N.F.L. players,” according to the New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doctors can only diagnose CTE posthumously and have in many high-profile cases involving ex-NFL stars and horrific acts of murder and suicide.\u00a0Junior Seau,\u00a0Dave Duerson<\/a>,\u00a0Jovan Belcher<\/a>, and\u00a0Aaron Hernandez<\/a>\u00a0were all found to have CTE after their deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On an Instagram Live video on Saturday, Antonio Brown not only shared that he believes he has CTE but that his former teammate, James Harrison, gave it to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I wanted to tell you guys that I think James Harrison gave me CTE,” Brown shared. “James Harrison had an illegal helmet for over 20 years in the NFL. And he hit me one time. And ever since he hit me, I've been super aggressive. So, blame James Harrison for my CTE.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Former #Steelers<\/a> WR Antonio Brown claims LB James Harrison gave him CTE after hitting him with his helmet. (@BlitzGuyOG)

"Ever since he hit me I've been super aggressive. So blame James Harrison for my CTE."
pic.twitter.com\/vy8PR9YNuI<\/a><\/p>— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) February 4, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>